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Firecracker Bites – 4th of July Cookies

Here is a festive 4th of July cookies recipe that’s perfect all summer.

Firecracker bites are tasty and fun to eat.

The colors of the dough are easy to switch up depending on your occasion.

Red, white, and blue cookies with star sprinkles.

Summer is coming, and that means barbecues, celebrations, and gatherings.

Whether you plan on hosting or attending, you should make these Memorial Day or 4th of July cookies.

Party food isn’t complete without cookies, right? Here is a giant list of BBQ party foods of all kinds.

Patriotic colored cookies.

Firecracker Bites – Red, White & Blue 4th of July Cookies Recipe

Here’s what you need to make these cookies. The measurements are in the recipe card below.

For the Dough:

  • Sugar
  • Butter
  • Egg
  • Vanilla extract
  • Baking powder
  • Flour
  • Salt
  • Red and blue food coloring

For the Frosting:

  • Cream cheese
  • Butter
  • Vanilla extract
  • Powdered sugar
  • Star sprinkles
Piping white frosting into red and blue cookie.

Directions:

  1. Preheat your oven to 350° and grease a mini muffin pan with butter
  2. In a large mixing bowl, beat your sugar and butter with a hand mixer until light and fluffy
  3. Mix in your egg and vanilla
  4. Now mix in your flour, salt, and baking powder
  5. Separate your dough in half, add red food coloring to one, and blue to the other and mix
  6. Mix both colors of dough together and form into small bouncy ball sized balls
  7. Press each dough ball slightly into the bottom of each muffin mold
  8. Bake for 10 minutes
  9. Right when they come out of the oven press the center of the cookie down with your finger and let cool
  10. While your cookies are cooling, mix together your butter, cream cheese, vanilla, and powdered sugar until you have a thick creamy frosting
  11. Scoop the frosting into a large decorating bag and cut the tip off
  12. Frost the center of your cookies with a swirled motion
  13. Top off with just the blue and white star sprinkles and enjoy
Pink and blue cookies filled with white frosting and star sprinkles.

The possibilities are endless with these cookies.

Change the colors, the frosting, and the decorations to make them for different holidays.

Red, white, and blue cookies with star sprinkles.

If you’re having a graduation party, maybe use the school colors.

Wedding shower? Use the theme colors and a fancier frosting swirl.

Get creative and use your imagination.

Yield: 24 cookies

Firecracker Bites Patriotic Cookies

Firecracker Bites - 4th of July Cookies Recipe

Cute little red, white, and blue cookies perfect for the 4th of July or any summer party.

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Cooling time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

Dough

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 5 tbs butter, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • red food coloring
  • blue food coloring

Frosting

  • 5 tbsp cream cheese, softened
  • 3 tbsp butter, softened
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • star sprinkles

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease mini muffin pan with butter
  2. In a large mixing bowl, beat sugar and butter with a hand mixer until light and fluffy
  3. Mix in egg and vanilla
  4. Mix in flour, salt, and baking powder
  5. Separate dough into two parts. Mix blue food coloring in one and red in the other
  6. Mix both colors of dough together and form into small bouncy ball sized balls
  7. Press each dough ball slightly into the bottom of each muffin mold
  8. Bake for 10 mins
  9. Right out of the oven, press center of cookies to create an indent and let cool
  10. While your cookies are cooling, mix together butter, cream cheese, vanilla, and powdered sugar until you have a thick creamy frosting
  11. Scoop frosting into a piping bag and cut off tip
  12. Frost the center of the cookies using a swirled motion
  13. Top with blue and white star sprinkles and enjoy

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

24

Serving Size:

1 cookie

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 196Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 124mgCarbohydrates: 30gFiber: 0gSugar: 19gProtein: 2g

Nutrition facts are an estimate only.

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4th of July party food recipes:

Do you make 4th of July cookies?

Do you think you would like these Firecracker Bites? 

Kimberly Flickinger

Saturday 17th of June 2017

These are very cool cookies for the 4th and no doubt delicious, Definitely going to try this recipe.

Lisa B.

Tuesday 31st of May 2016

My kids love to help me bake treats and they are going to love this! Thanks for sharing and linking up with us over at the Welcome Home Wednesdays Link Party!

Cynthia Rusincovitch

Sunday 29th of May 2016

How adorable are these?! I love them! Simple yet super cute! Thanks for linking up with Delicious Dishes Recipe Party!

Sherry Nappa

Sunday 29th of May 2016

What a super cool recipe! The perfect thing to bring to a cookout. Thanks so much for sharing your recipe with us at Merry Monday.

Maryann D.

Monday 16th of May 2016

I do love these festive and colorful cookies. My sister would enjoy these for her 4th of July party and I pinned this!

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